There is a more detailed thank you to come, but from everyone in the cast, production team and creative leadership, we would like to thank the audience members and collaborators of Mary Shelley Sees the Future. We had a great run and some AMAZING talkbacks to finish out what has to be one of the most politically and culturally pertinent plays presented by The Runaways to date.

The Runaways Lab Theatre seeks multi-talented actors of all backgrounds, ages, ethnicities and pronouns to help make our 5th season groundbreaking and thrilling.

Compensation: All actors are guaranteed a small stipend and remaining compensation comes from a percentage of ticket sales, determined beforehand by level of commitment required of the performer. (We will respect the time of our actors during the rehearsal process to reflect these percentages)

*Call Backs for our first production, “Mary Shelley Sees the Future,” will be Sunday August 28th at Kamehachi, 7-9pm. Details to be sent after general auditions.

A site-specific theatre company in many ways, the locations of our productions will be announced soon.

Material to Prepare: 1 contemporary monologue, dramatic or comedic, under 3 minutes. 1 language piece less than 2 minutes, either from a historical or advanced language play, or a poem/piece of text adapted for performance.

Submissions: Interested parties should submit their headshot and resume to info@runawayslab.org with the subject General Auditions: ‘Actor Name’

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“Mary Shelley Sees the Future”

Written and Directed by Olivia Lilley

Dramaturgy by Malvika Jolly

In July 1822, upon hearing the news that her husband Percy Shelley has drowned, Mary, the young author of Frankenstein, makes a wish. In July 2016, after graduating with her MFA in creative writing and reading Frankenstein for the first time, Mya, a queer Creole author, makes a wish. When they open their eyes, they are someone else, in another time. In this Freaky Friday-esque odyssey, Mary Shelley Sees the Future asks the question, “Has the world really become a better place for female identified artists?”

William Godwin- Late 40s to early 70s, all ethnicities, male-identifying.

Intelligent author from French Revolution and early 19th century. Believes in equality, not good with money. Father of Mary Shelley.

Eric / Trelawny- Early 20’s to mid 30’s, African American male.

A Programmer for Google, very sociable and loves old Hollywood in Act 1, plays a gentleman of Shelley and Byron’s inner circle in Act 2.

Percival / Percy Shelley- Late 20’s, Caucasian, male-identifying.

A pretentious Logan Square modern day poet as Percival, plays the ghost of the famous 19th century poet as well, must be able to shift easily between the two.OF TWO MINDZ

Written by Nathaniel Shane and Gannon Reedy

Directed by Gannon Reedy

At the 1927 Solvay conference a group of brilliant physicists engage in a passionate discussion about the nature of reality and the relationships that define who they are. Then they get interrupted by a time traveling pleasure-surfer with a briefcase full of swords, firearms, and magic bandannas, there to alert them to the hundreds of transdimensional demons hot on their heels and hungry for blood. A play both ambitious in intellect and breathless in stupidity, it pushes the capacity of onstage chaos to radical heights.

Rehearsals: 3-5 days of rehearsal a week. January 2-Feb2. Book work and readings December 19-Jan 2. TechWeek: February 5-9.

Ensemble– Stage combat or dance experience highly encouraged. Actors of all genders, ethnicities and ages are in equal consideration.

Dead Youth, or, The Leaks

Written by Joyelle McSweeney

Directed by Logan Breitbart

Choreographed by Cheryl Nowlin

Aboard a high-jacked containership, Julian Assange leads a troupe of Dead Youth–youngsters killed in violent circumstances like war, factories, and senior prom–to Magnetic Island to upload them to the Internet before they completely decay. They encounter choppy water along the way: a Somali pirate & Antoine de St-Exupery. Politically-charged, filthy, & funny as hell, this lyrical farce digs into the tumor we call the 21st Century & dances in the muck.